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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Language and grammar
Here's an interesting story on one of my favorite topics in anthropology, the evolutionary origins of language in humans. Mind-blowing stuff to think about.
Brain researchers discover the evolutionary traces of grammar
Researchers found that simple language structures are processed in an area that is phylogenetically older, and which apes also possess. Complicated structures, by contrast, activate processes in a comparatively younger area which only exists in a more highly evolved species: humans. These results are fundamental to furthering our understanding of the human language faculty.
Posted by Will at February 16, 2006 11:59 AM in Anthropology | In the News